EGYPTIAN SCARAB OF FAWN STONE

Ca.1700 - 1550 BC An Egyptian steatite scarab. The beetle rests on a low base, and the object is pierced front to back. A "rope" begins at each end, intertwining with one other rope. It has a scroll pattern on the base, with a ka-sign, representing vital essence. On the back only the head of the beetle is depicted, while only the beginning of the wings are demarcated. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: 19.7mm x 14.7mm; Weight: 4.6g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

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Estimate: GBP 300 - 600